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TIL 90% Of The Herpes Simplex Virus Has Been Removed In Mice Via Gene Editing, With Guinea Pig Trials Currently Taking Place And Human Trials To Take Place In 2022 And Beyond

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R7v94 TIL of the "Lost Battalion," 211 Texas Guardsmen that were surrounded in the Vosges Mts. in 1944. They were saved by the Japanese-American 442nd Regiment, which suffered over 800 casualties while effecting the rescue. Veterans of the 442nd were later made "honorary Texans" in 1962.
9wJkQ TIL Jason Derulo’s stage name is a pronunciation respelling of his surname, Desrouleaux
d8vEj TIL that the decibel (dB) scale is logarithmic instead of linear. The difference between a rock band and an airplane taking off is only about 10dB.
rRGae TIL Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products that caused up to 10,000 people in the US alone infected to HIV. After they found out the drug was contaminated, they pulled it off the US market and sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so that they could still make money.
ayNA TIL that Abraham Lincoln was an elite wrestler in his days before politics. He once challenged a crowd, saying, “I’m the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.” The challenge went unanswered.